Tartaglia, one of several seniors who have led Brewster since the program's inception, finished her high school career with a fine season. The co-captain placed seventh in the state and earned All-America consideration in the breaststroke; she swam in the breaststroke at the state championships all four years. She swam the breaststroke leg of the medley relay that placed seventh in the state championships and earned All-America consideration. She claimed division championships in the breaststroke and the individual medley, and helped lead the medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay teams to division titles as well. She will swim for the University of New Hampshire next year.

Christina Monsees

Brewster, Senior

Monsees is another senior who has helped lead the Bears since they became a varsity team. Her solid senior season is a fitting exclamation point at the end of a solid scholastic career. The co-captain placed third in the state in the 200 freestyle and fifth in the state in the 100 freestyle, earning All-America consideration in both events. She also swam on the medley relay team that placed seventh in the state and earned All-America consideration. She also claimed division titles in the 100 and 200 freestyle events, and swam on the medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams that claimed division crowns. She will swim for the College of William and Mary in Virginia next year.

Ashley McEntee

Brewster, Senior

McEntee is another strong senior who helped build the foundation of a successful program at Brewster High. She anchored the 200 medley relay team that placed seventh in the states and earned All-America consideration. She also swam on the 400 freestyle relay team and the 200 medley relay team that won division titles. She will swim for American University in Washington, D.C., next year.

Steff Niessl

Brewster, 8th-grader

The future looks bright for the Bears, as Niessl has already established herself as a strong swimmer - and she's not even in high school yet. She swam on the 200 medley relay team that placed seventh in the state and earned All-America consideration. She also captured the division title in the butterfly and swam on the 200 medley relay team that won the division championship.

Marin Hawk

Ridgefield, Sophomore

Hawk is one of several strong swimmers in Ridgefield who still have a couple of years of high school competition left. She earned All-America consideration in the backstroke and was a member of the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay teams that also earned All-America consideration. She helped lead the Tigers to a second-place finish in the state Class L meet and a seventh-place finish at the State Open. The 200 medley relay team placed seventh at the State Open and third in Class L. The 400 freestyle relay team took sixth at the State Open and fourth in Class L. Hawk also took second in the State Open and third in Class L in the backstroke. She took sixth in Class L in the butterfly. She also earned All-FCIAC first team honors in three events and helped lead the Tigers to a second-place finish in the conference meet.

Lisa McHale

Ridgefield, Junior

McHale enjoyed a fine junior season with the Tigers, who placed second at the FCIAC championships, second at the state Class L meet and seventh in the State Open. She swam on the 200 medley relay team, which earned All-America consideration. The medley relay team took seventh at the State Open and third in Class L. McHale placed eighth in Class L and 13 at the State Open in the butterfly. She also took 14th in Class L in the 200 IM.

Barbara McHale

Ridgefield, Sophomore

McHale is another strong sophomore in the Tigers' lineup. She swam on the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay teams, which both earned All-America consideration. The medley relay team took seventh at the State Open and third in Class L, while the 400 freestyle relay team placed sixth at the State Open and fourth in Class L. McHale earned All-FCIAC first team honors in two events for her efforts. She also placed fourth in Class L and 11th at the State Open in the 100 freestyle, and eighth in Class L and 14th at the State Open in the breaststroke for the Tigers, who placed second at the FCIAC championships, second at the state Class L meet and seventh in the State Open.

Deanna Petchonka

Ridgefield, Senior

Petchonka finished up her high school career in stellar fashion, earning All-FCIAC first-team honors in four events and garnering All-America consideration in the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay. No other swimmer earned first team All-FCIAC recognition in four events. The medley relay team took seventh at the State Open and third in Class L, while the 400 freestyle relay team placed sixth at the State Open and fourth in Class L. Petchonka placed fourth in Class L and 10th at the State Open in the 50 freestyle. She was second in Class L and fifth in Class L in the butterfly. Ridgefield placed second at the FCIAC championships, second at the state Class L meet and seventh in the State Open.

Allie Lovallo

Ridgefield, Junior

Lovallo enjoyed a strong junior season for the Tigers, who placed second at the FCIAC championships, second at the state Class L meet and seventh in the State Open. She earned All-America consideration as part of the 400 freestyle relay team, which also took sixth at the State Open and fourth in Class L; she also earned first team All-FCIAC recognition in the event. Lovallo placed fifth in Class L and 200 freestyle and 11th in Class L in the 100 freestyle. She also swam on the Tigers' 200 freestyle relay team, which finished fourth in Class L and ninth at the State Open.

Emily Covelli

New Milford, Junior

Covelli enjoyed much success this past season, particularly in the championship meets. She won the 50 freestyle and placed second in the backstroke at the South-West Conference championships and helped lead the Green Wave to a seventh-place finish in the team standings; she earned All-SWC first team honors for her efforts. At the Class L state championship meet, Covelli placed eighth in the 50 freestyle and 13th in the backstroke, as New Milford took 11th place. She also swam on New Milford's 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay teams, which both placed eighth. She then placed sixth in the 50 freestyle at the State Open.

Christine McAulay

Pomperaug, Junior

McAulay has established herself as one of the top divers in the state. She won the South-West Conference title with 324.35 points and helped lead Pomperaug to a third-place finish in the team standings; she earned All-SWC first team honors for her performance. She took fourth place in the Class M championships and helped Pomperaug to a 10th-place finish. She then placed sixth at the State Open; just 30 points separated the top seven spots at that meet.

Joy is one of several strong senior swimmers who helped lead the Panthers to an impressive showing in the postseason championship meets. She earned All-South West Conference second team recognition after helping lead Pomperaug to a third-place finish; she placed third at the conference meet in the 50 freestyle. She placed second in the 50 freestyle and 12th in the 100 freestyle at the Class M state championships, as Pomperaug placed 10th. She also anchored the 200 freestyle relay team, which placed third - less than two seconds off the winning pace - and swam on the 400 freestyle relay team that placed eighth. At the State Open, she took 18th in the 50 freestyle and swam on the 400 freestyle relay team that took 18th.

Samantha Sabre

Pomperaug, Senior

Sabre is another senior who enjoyed a strong final season with the Panthers. She earned All-South West Conference honorable mention after helping lead Pomperaug to a third-place finish. She took third in Class M in the 50 freestyle - just a tenth of a second behind teammate Heather Joy in second place - and placed fifth in the 100 freestyle to help Pomperaug take 10th in the team standings. She also swam the first leg of the Panthers' 200 freestyle relay team that placed third and anchored the 400 freestyle relay team that placed eighth. At the State Open, she placed 16t in the 50 freestyle - two-tenths of a second ahead of teammate Joy this time - and anchored the 400 freestyle relay team that placed 18th.

Kelly Widman

Pomperaug, Senior

Widman also enjoyed a strong senior campaign at Pomperaug. She earned All-South-West Conference second team honors as the Panthers took third in the conference championships. She took 17th place in the 100 freestyle at the Class M championships to help the Panthers to a 10th-place finish. She also swam on the 200 freestyle relay team that captured third in Class M and swam the first leg on the 400 freestyle relay team that placed eighth. She helped guide the 400 freestyle relay team to an 18th-place finish at the State Open.

Virginia Bette

Pomperaug, Freshman

Bette is a bright emerging star for the Panthers and will likely be racking up points at the postseason championship meets for several more years. She earned All-South-West Conference second team recognition and helped lead the Panthers to a third-place finish at the conference meet; she placed third in the 200 freestyle at the SWC championships. She placed 13th in Class M in both the 200 and 500 freestyle events to help lead Pomperaug to 10th place in the team standings. She also swam on the 200 freestyle relay team that placed third and the 400 freestyle relay team that placed eighth. That same 400 freestyle relay team placed 18th at the State Open.

Kylie Calzone

Barlow, Senior

Calzone enjoyed a fine senior season as a diver for the Falcons. She earned All-South-West Conference second team honors and placed second in the diving competition at the SWC champion ships; Barlow took sixth place in the team standings. Calzone then placed fourth at the Class S state championships, less than seven points behind the third-place finisher; the Falcons placed seventh in the team scores.

Jess Donovan

New Fairfield, Freshman

The future certainly looks bright for the Rebels, who boast a wealth of young, talented swimmers. Donovan earned All-South-West Conference second team honors after helping to lead New Fairfield to a fifth-place finish at the SWC meet, just one point behind Masuk in fourth place. She placed 14th at the Class S state meet in the 100 freestyle as the Rebels finished sixth. She swam the first leg with the medley relay team that placed third in Class M and also swam on the 400 freestyle relay team that finished seventh. The 400 freestyle relay team captured 17th place at the State Open.

Kellie Mark

New Fairfield, Sophomore

Mark is another one of the Rebels' bright young stars. She earned All-South-West Conference second team recognition after helping lead the Rebels to a fifth-place finish at the conference meet. She swam the anchor leg on the 200 medley relay team that finished third in the Class S state championship meet, and also swam on the 400 freestyle relay team that placed seventh; New Fairfield came in sixth place in the team standings at the Class S meet. The 400 freestyle relay team captured 17th place at the State Open.

Brittany Potter

New Fairfield, Freshman

Talk about taking the conference by storm. Only three swimmers won two individual events at the South-West Conference championships. Brittany was one, winning the butterfly and the backstroke, and her sister, fellow freshman Alyssa, was another. Brittany earned All-SWC first team recognition and helped lead the Rebels to a fifth-place finish. Brittany placed fourth in the backstroke and fifth in the butterfly in the Class S state meet, helping lead the Rebels to a sixth-place finish. She also swam on the 200 medley relay team that placed third and on the 400 freestyle relay team that placed seventh. She placed 15th in the backstroke at the State Open and swam on the 200 medley relay team that placed 17th.

Alyssa Potter

New Fairfield, Freshman

Alyssa is one-half of a New Fairfield's Sister Act that has already turned lots of heads in the state. Alyssa and her sister, freshman Brittany, each won two individual events at the South-West Conference championships and led New Fairfield to a fifth-place finish. Alyssa won the 200 IM and the 100 butterfly and earned All-SWC first team recognition for her performance. New Fairfield placed sixth at the Class S state championships; Alyssa placed third in the state in the IM and second in the breaststroke. She also swam on the Rebels' 200 medley relay team that placed third in Class S and swam the anchor leg on the 400 freestyle relay team that placed seventh. She placed 16th in the IM at the State Open and 17th in the breaststroke. She also swam on the 200 freestyle relay team that placed 17th.

Katherine Meleg

Danbury, Sophomore

Meleg was one of the top swimmers on a strong Hatter team that placed 11th at the Class LL state championships. She placed third in Class LL in the 500 freestyle - she edged conference rival Paige Lorenz of Greenwich by a hundredth of a second - and seventh in Class LL in the 200 freestyle. She also swam the first leg on the Hatters' 200 medley relay team that finished 10th - a hundredth of a second behind Hall of West Hartford - and she swam the anchor leg on the Hatters 200 freestyle relay team that finished seventh. At the State Open, Meleg placed 13th in the 500 freestyle.

Sally Tabler

Newtown, Freshman

Tabler is one of a bunch of young swimmers in the area who have made an immediate impact at the high school level. She swam on the 400 freestyle relay team that captured the South-West Conference crown; Newtown finished second in the team standings at the conference meet and nearly upset perennial power Lauralton Hall for the title. Tabler earned All-SWC first team honors for her efforts. Tabler placed 15th at the Class L state championships in the 500 freestyle. She also swam on the Nighthawks' 200 freestyle relay team that placed sixth in Class L and the 400 freestyle relay team that placed fifth. Newtown finished sixth as a team in Class L.

Abby Atkinson

Newtown, Sophomore

Atkinson has established herself as one of the top swimmers in the area, just as Newtown has established itself as one of the top teams. Atkinson swam on the Nighthawks' 400 freestyle relay team that captured the South-West Conference crown. She earned All-SWC first team recognition for her efforts and Newtown almost unseated perennial SWC champion Lauralton Hall for the title; the Crusaders, who have won every SWC title since the league's formation, held off Newtown in the last several events to win. Atkinson also placed second in the 200 IM. At the Class L state championships, Atkinson placed sixth in the 200 IM and sixth in the 100 breaststroke (less than a second behind the fifth-place finisher). She also swam on the Nighthawks' 200 medley relay team that placed sixth in Class L and the 400 freestyle relay team that placed fifth.

Robinson helped lead a Newtown team that gave perennial South-West Conference champion Lauralton Hall fits all season. Newtown went 12-0 during the regular season, including a victory over the mighty Crusaders. The Nighthawks then nearly pulled a huge upset in the conference championship meet before finishing second. Robinson swam on the Nighthawks' 400 freestyle relay team that captured the SWC title; she earned All-conference first team honors for her performance. At the Class L state championship meet, Robinson placed 18th in the 50 freestyle and 14th in the 100 freestyle. She also swam the anchor leg on the Nighthawks' 200 medley relay team that placed sixth in Class L and the anchor leg on the 400 freestyle relay team that finished fifth in Class L.

Maggie Hemingway

Newtown, Freshman

Hemingway is another one of Newtown's strong up-and-coming talents. She swam on the Nighthawks' 400 freestyle relay team that captured the South-West Conference title; The Nighthawks placed second at the SWC meet and almost upset Lauralton Hall for the crown. Hemingway was a first team All-SWC selection for her contributions. At the Class L state championships, Hemingway placed 14th in the 50 freestyle and 15th in the 100 freestyle (less than a quarter-second behind teammate Amy Robinson). Hemingway also swam the anchor leg on the Nighthawks' 200 freestyle relay team that finished sixth in Class L and swam on the 400 freestyle relay team that placed fifth.

Coach of the year

Marcia Semchyshen

Ridgefield

Semchyshen enjoyed another fine season at the helm of the Tigers, who placed second at the FCIAC championships, second at the state Class L meet and seventh in the State Open. She has been Ridgefield's coach for three seasons; the Tigers tied for fourth at the State Open two years ago.